If you run udfile against the file, you'll find that is possible to identify what is and what is not a UniData file by parsing the output.
You have to be a bit careful about file names - ie don't bother looking at things that are obviously part files in a dynamic file datnnn or idxnnn or overnnn etc, and you have to not worry about poor english in the output messages, but it is usable. Cheers, Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adam > Eccleshall > Sent: Friday, 27 January 2006 2:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [U2] Re: Identifying UD files > > > Hi, > > "Robert Paterson" wrote > > Am I right in thinking you are trying to use the idea of a "magic" > > sequence to identify the UniData files? > > Yes, that's exactly what I'm trying to do. > > > If so, I am not sure that such a sequence exists. It does > for UniVerse > > as has been described in previous discussions. (I did try > it once and > > got part way - but it was not a sure fire operation - and I > have since > > changed PC's several times - so no existing documentation I am > > afraid...) ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
